Since I'm going to make myself known to the WWB I might as well let you know where I am, what I do and why I do it.

First, Where Am I?
I am in Sydney, Australia. It's a nice enough place with plenty to do and no time in which to do it. Before living here in Sydney I was located in Adelaide also in Australia. I grew up in Adelaide and then grew up again in Sydney. Adelaide is like one big country town and is generally quiet. Sydney on the other hand is constantly go go go! When I say that I grew up a second time in Sydney it isn't much of an exaggeration. If you've ever lived in the country where it's peaceful and quiet and then moved into a city where it's constantly 'alive' with activity then you'll have an appreciation of what I'm saying. But then some of you might even consider Sydney to be a big country town too in comparison to where you live and/or work in the world.

What Do I Do?
I'm currently a senior software developer for a transport company. This company is using a database called UniVerse and it's their primary database for the moment. Recently the company has started migrating the database and its application over to SQL Server 2005 and .Net. I've been developing in .Net 2.0 for over 2 years now and prior to that I was cutting code in VB. My main role now is developing a .Net application to replace the existing legacy application and to also maintain the company's web site. It's been quite a challenge so far I must say as getting the data out of UniVerse is not an easy task. For the moment, two databases have to be maintained until the .Net application is completed. So data is required to be sent between the two databases and this is where the challenge is.

Why Do I Do It?
Simply put 'I enjoy programming'. I consider myself lucky in that I am able to work in a field that I really enjoy doing both as a profession and as a hobby. I've been programming ever since I was 12 years old.

Well, I hope that this gives you a tiny glimpse into where I am and what I do. Sometime in the future I plan evolve into .Net 3.5 but for the moment it can wait.